Monthly Archives: January 2016

A furious fourth quarter rally was not enough as Scotland County fell to Marceline 67-59 in the semifinals of the North Shelby Tournament on Thursday night. The top seed in the bracket took it to Scotland County in the first half. Senior guard Jared Best had 10 points in the first period to help Marceline […]

Scotland County had plenty of answers on offense on Thursday night in the semifinals of the North Shelby Tournament, but it was the Lady Tigers’ defense that helped propel SCR-I into Saturday’s title game. SCR-I jumped out to a 35-16 advantage at halftime, and the defense ensured that even a scoreless second half would not […]

With six players approaching double-digits in scoring on the night, Scotland County’s offense helped fuel a big 71-46 victory over Marion County in the opening round of the North Shelby Tournament on Wednesday. The game, played a day later than originally scheduled due to Tuesday’s snowstorm, pitted the #4 seed Tigers versus the #5 Mustangs. […]

Seven Scotland County R-I students will become published authors after their work was recently selected to be part of the 2015 Fall poetry contest by Creative Communication. Members of Denice Blaine’s English program participated in the Poetic Power contest sponsored by the Utah company. Poems by Nate Sevier, Ewan Carleton, Zoe Tinkle, Hailey Kraus, Kyra […]

The snowfall has been beautiful. I have enjoyed watching my many birds visit my feeders during the morning hours. Lots of Purple Finches, American Goldfinches, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Blue Jays, Doves and a few sparrows. Russ and I shell corn off the cob for the doves. He loves to help, and really is like a sponge […]

by Taylor Lloyd We have come down to our final main element as far as the exposure triangle is concerned and that is something called ISO, which stands for the International Organization for Standardization. Now to the layman, this definition means pretty much nothing so I came up with my own: ISO is a tool […]

I just want everyone to know how much improved the bus service has become with Clifford Ketchum as driver. After a long absence, I decided to give ridership another try due strictly to his personal reputation as a kind gentleman and conscientious driver. And I was not disappointed. The old bus from a couple years […]

Scotland County Health Department – As we begin a new year many of us set goals for improving our health. Heart Disease continues to be the leading cause of death and disease among men and women across the nation, and particularly here in Northeast Missouri. As a way to help individuals get a baseline with […]